Poverty Rate in Nye County, NV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.1%
Rank #1,787/3,222 · #15 in NV
45th
Nye 14.1%
NV 12.4% +13.8%
US 12.6% +12.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Nye County's poverty rate of 14.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Nye County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,784 | Cherokee County, KS | 14.1% |
| #1,785 | Adams County, WI | 14.1% |
| #1,786 | Mason County, MI | 14.1% |
| #1,787 | Nye County, NV | 14.1% |
| #1,788 | Duval County, FL | 14.1% |
| #1,789 | Jefferson County, PA | 14.1% |
| #1,790 | Lumpkin County, GA | 14.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Nye County, Nevada has a poverty rate of 14.1%, ranking #1,787 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Nevada, it ranks #15 of 17. This places it in the 45th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.